Durelin padded softly behind the Elf. Apparently the two Man-child friends had abandoned Pio and she was headed back toward the MASH unit, her fingers caressing the glowing red jewel at her throat.
The Warg watched as the Elf rummaged on a high shelf in one of the cubicles for something, then drew down a silver case. Snick . . . snick . . . went the latches, and the top section was pulled up revealing a softly glowing screen. The amber, power indicator light gleamed brightly in the left hand corner of the keyboard.
Welcome, Pio! What do you wish to do? scrolled across the screen at the touch of the Elf’s index finger to the identipad.
Just a minor readjustment, my friend. she keyed in quickly.
Removing the red jewel from the thong around her throat she seated it in the specially made port to the right of the ‘Escape’ key.
Press to enter program. flashed on the screen in small red letters.
Her finger hovered above the red jewel, a smile playing on her lips . . .
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Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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